Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online. Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. These design choices have noticeable implications.

Online Learning 155

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 155

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Providing courses to companies, and adults not enrolled in a full-time degree program, has long been a way for universities to extend their reach (and pockets) beyond the physical lecture hall. Capping each class allows Digital Plus courses to provide a tighter, more focused learning experience, Piloto says.

Lecturing 82

Lecturing Course Design Group work Reading 82

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

By informal, I mean posting a short video inviting them to participate in a discussion forum, journal entry, or an anonymous online poll. We know that it’s important to incorporate small changes in our teaching, such as periodically adding a learning activity in place of a brief lecture.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Faculty were eager to learn out of necessity, and we were thrilled to witness double-digit participation in online trainings that would typically draw only a handful of attendees. Use of LMS tools  Students spoke highly of courses that harnessed the full potential of the LMS’s tools. Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Following defined student learning outcomes in a pre-course ensures alignment with the main course objectives, providing clarity, focus, and relevance to the content covered. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 115

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). This setting typically requires the use of technology, structured activities, and clear organization to manage the diverse needs of a larger audience.

Teaching 87

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 87

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

In the traditional learning environment, student engagement levels varied, and educators could easily gauge participation where, in online platforms, the lack of physical presence and direct interaction makes it difficult to assess student engagement. Applying Andragogy to Online Course Design to Increase Student Engagement and Success.

Student Engagement 106

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 106

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

They dug into the principles of universal design for learning, how instructions can use rubrics to empower students to demonstrate knowledge in many different ways, and how to break up class sessions to make it easier for everyone to participate fully. Physical accessibility. And the activity is just a content check.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). This setting typically requires the use of technology, structured activities, and clear organization to manage the diverse needs of a larger audience.

Teaching 83

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 83

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Feedback data from participants Read through the feedback. In most classrooms, the intent of a Welcome Back session is to focus the participants on goals, core values, shared responsibilities, and more. If you are not sure what occurred at the meeting, chances are the students aren’t either. Did you ask about understanding?

Feedback 116

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Faculty were eager to learn out of necessity, and we were thrilled to witness double-digit participation in online trainings that would typically draw only a handful of attendees. Use of LMS tools  Students spoke highly of courses that harnessed the full potential of the LMS’s tools. Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

These courses enroll a diverse cross-section of the student body, creating the perfect environment to listen broadly and learn deeply. Over multiple semesters, more than 2,000 students voluntarily participated in IRB-approved surveys and follow-up interviews. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design.

Disabilities 64

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 64

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Feedback data from participants Read through the feedback. In most classrooms, the intent of a Welcome Back session is to focus the participants on goals, core values, shared responsibilities, and more. If you are not sure what occurred at the meeting, chances are the students aren’t either. Did you ask about understanding?

Feedback 111

Feedback Beliefs Lecturing Participation 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” We also list a few simple suggestions for improving learning spaces.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Students participate as they choose to and are accountable for meeting course demands regardless of the delivery mode they select. Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content.

Learning 105

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

In addition, professional development promotes a growth mindset, and faculty become active participants in their own learning. Only then will participants find the value of being present because lack of engagement is just as fatal for teachers as it is for their students. N avigate using technology and present information visually.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

The Delivery Next comes the delivery of new learning, which can be achieved through various methods such as assigned readings, live or pre-recorded lectures, class discussions, flipped classroom activities, or small group work. Michael Kiener is a professor at Maryville University of St.

Counselling 89

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 89

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

Students participate as they choose to and are accountable for meeting course demands regardless of the delivery mode they select. Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content. Educators are available to students and are responsible for designing bi-modal content.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Learning About, For, and Through Enterprise Pittaway and Edwards (2012) provide classifications in forms of enterprise and entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education is presented as an academic discipline, much like history or sociology, with teaching, learning, and assessment methods aligned accordingly, such as lectures and essays.

Education 122

Education Beliefs Study Essay 122

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

In the traditional learning environment, student engagement levels varied, and educators could easily gauge participation where, in online platforms, the lack of physical presence and direct interaction makes it difficult to assess student engagement. Applying Andragogy to Online Course Design to Increase Student Engagement and Success.

Student Engagement 82

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 82

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

These sessions are conducted with some students in-person and others using Zoom or other conferencing tools to view and participate at a distance. Some online students might view the lecture on a tablet or phone where these details are lost. If you’re new to teaching this type of class, it can seem a little overwhelming at first.

Feedback 105

Feedback Minute Papers Mobile Devices Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Third, instructors mentioned that they found better academic results from students participating in the weekly sessions, while students expressed that they felt more engaged in the course material which substantiated the reason they were more successful. This is not a lecture.

Student Engagement 93

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 93

Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

In addition, professional development promotes a growth mindset, and faculty become active participants in their own learning. Only then will participants find the value of being present because lack of engagement is just as fatal for teachers as it is for their students. N avigate using technology and present information visually.

Evaluation 92

Evaluation Participation Knowledge Learning Styles 92

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Rosenstein’s involvement didn’t end there, he also guest-lectured in our classes about his experience working at a methadone clinic. Following a lively panel discussion, students actively participated during Q&A. Each student worked with Rosenstein to find sources for their mid-term paper on a specific aspect of their group’s drug.

Interdisciplinary 111

Interdisciplinary Art History Discussions 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Learning About, For, and Through Enterprise Pittaway and Edwards (2012) provide classifications in forms of enterprise and entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education is presented as an academic discipline, much like history or sociology, with teaching, learning, and assessment methods aligned accordingly, such as lectures and essays.

Education 105

Education Beliefs Study Essay 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Rosenstein’s involvement didn’t end there, he also guest-lectured in our classes about his experience working at a methadone clinic. Following a lively panel discussion, students actively participated during Q&A. Each student worked with Rosenstein to find sources for their mid-term paper on a specific aspect of their group’s drug.

Interdisciplinary 105

Interdisciplinary Art History Discussions 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Following defined student learning outcomes in a pre-course ensures alignment with the main course objectives, providing clarity, focus, and relevance to the content covered. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex.

Exams 72

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 72

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

The Delivery Next comes the delivery of new learning, which can be achieved through various methods such as assigned readings, live or pre-recorded lectures, class discussions, flipped classroom activities, or small group work. Michael Kiener is a professor at Maryville University of St.

Counselling 67

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 67

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course.

Instructors 52

Instructors Curriculum Quizzes Lecturing 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. Students might not be experts at course content, but if we engage them in codesigning a course, they will participate fully as colleagues in the teaching-learning experience.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

They made declarative statements via lectures throughout class sessions, expecting students to “take it all in” like sponges. Students might not be experts at course content, but if we engage them in codesigning a course, they will participate fully as colleagues in the teaching-learning experience.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Third, instructors mentioned that they found better academic results from students participating in the weekly sessions, while students expressed that they felt more engaged in the course material which substantiated the reason they were more successful. This is not a lecture.

Student Engagement 66

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 66

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

2020; Lang 2021; McRee 2012), results are often self-reported assessments and focus on the characteristics of the instruction such as good course design or expert presentation; less typically does the research focus solely on the learner (Gore et al., At that point, only one or two students did not participate.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Since professors typically require use of these tools to participate in class, students complain that they are essentially being charged to turn in their assignments. We had maybe two-thirds of a physics book, and they needed the whole way.” Open materials return some power to professors.

Textbooks 117

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 117

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

You recorded your lectures or gathered via video call with however many students you could reach each week. No one knows yet what the next semester will bring, but there’s a good chance the spaces where you used to teach, whether cavernous lecture hall or cozy seminar room, won’t be available this fall. Can community guidelines help?

Syllabus 218

Syllabus Lecturing Education Course Design 218

Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

Faculty and pedagogists alike have been aware of the illness and many attempted to replace the traditional lecture with some alternative learning approaches which have been housed under various buzzwords such as “flipped classroom” (Milman, 2012), “experiential learning” (Wurdinger, 2005), and “blended learning” (Pavla, 2014).

Lecturing 126

Lecturing Course Design Blended Courses Instructors 126